KC pharmacists’ walkout a year ago highlighted industry troubles. The problems haven’t gone away
Kansas City pharmacists walked off the job last September to protest working conditions and brought widespread attention to ...
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Why the largest PBMs may be focusing on specific markets: study
A new study suggests major pharmacy benefit managers may be focusing on specific payer segments in a bid to maintain strong ...
7,000 California CVS retail pharmacy workers hold strike vote against poverty wages
CVS retail pharmacy workers across California are carrying out a strike vote  that coincides with a powerful strike by 33,000 ...
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Kansas City pharmacists inspired walkouts across the U.S. A year later, the problems persist
Both CVS and Walgreens said in written statements that they respect their employees’ right to unionize. The United Food and ...
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FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating insulin prices
The agency alleges CVS’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx accepted money from drugmakers in ...
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FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices – Includes Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum and Affiliates
FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices – Includes Caremark, Express Scripts, ...
FTC Sues CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth Over Rising Insulin Costs (1)
The US Federal Trade Commission sued units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Friday, accusing ...
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A Highly Concentrated PBM Market Highlights Need for Policy Changes
The findings may help inform policy changes at the federal level aiming to address unfair and deceptive pharmacy benefit ...
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Optum Rx to pull Humira from some of its preferred formularies: report
UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx will join its peers in the big three pharmacy benefit managers by pulling Humira from some of ...
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Pharmacy benefit manager market concentration for prescriptions filled at US retail pharmacies
In 2023, all 3 payer markets (commercial insurance, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid managed care) for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services were highly concentrated, but concentration varied and was ...
For uninsured Wisconsinites, finding a free COVID-19 vaccine will be harder, now that a key federal program has ended
For the uninsured, a COVID vaccine can cost $200. Pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens no longer give free COVID vaccines, now that a key program ended.
FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating the insulin market
The agency alleges CVS’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx accepted money from drugmakers in ...